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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: "Introduction to Poetry," by Billy Collins

For Students 9th - 10th
"Introduction To Poetry" is, appropriately, the first poem in the Poetry 180 site. Collins describes how he wishes students would read poetry, as opposed to the way they are trained to read it.
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University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: John Hill Hewitt, "War"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This gives the history of the Civil War from its beginning to the Battle of Richmond in poetic verse written by John Hill Hewitt (1801-1890 CE). The introduction firmly establishes the sourthern sympathies of the writer.

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